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    I will be installing some new updated drives in my system and I have always used a DVD drive to install from I am going drive less and was wondering what size USB thumb drive I need to use for the installation
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    Single layer DVD's max at 4.7GB and as far I'm aware W7-10 each fit on a single layer DVD.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MrPaladinGuy View Post
    Single layer DVD's max at 4.7GB and far as I'm aware W7-10 each fit on a single layer DVD.
    Ok so a 8gig thumb drive should work then
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gino View Post
    Ok so a 8gig thumb drive should work then
    Yep.

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    Just made a bootable Windows 10 USB myself and it only used 3.4GB.
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    Triggered got it before me, but the two Win 10 installers i have are both on 4GB thumb drives.

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    Last Friday I made a USB installer for W10 too since I wanted to try to new creator update they announced at Build. A 4 GB USB is plenty. It's very easy to create, provided you already have a Windows computer to use to set the USB up.

    Just download the media creator from windows website. Google it. It does everything.

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    I'm back at desktop. Here's the link for it. Just download the tool and let it do it's thing.

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/soft...load/windows10

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